PREMONITION


Meaning of PREMONITION in English

[ ˌprɛmə'nɪʃ(ə)n , ˌpri:- ]

■ noun a strong feeling that something is about to happen.

Derivatives

premonitory adjective

Origin

C16: from Fr. prémonition , from late L. praemonitio(n-) , from L. praemonere , from prae 'before' + monere 'warn'.

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